Health Quiz - how do you do

SHBoss1673
SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
edited October 3 in Motivation and Support
PM me your answers and I will post or PM you your results, let me know if you would like your answers posted on this post. This is a nice little quiz to see if you know as much as you think you know or not.

DON'T POST YOUR ANSWERS HERE, THEY WILL BE REMOVED IF YOU DO.

Don't worry about copying down the questions, just put the question number and your answers. Have fun, and maybe you'll learn a little in the process.

-Banks

QUIZ
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1) Which organ typically burns the most energy per day in an average adult?
a. Heart
b. Liver
c. Brain
d. Lungs

2) Which exercise type is characterized by working past the threshold for sustainable oxygen consumption?
a. Isometric exercise
b. Aerobic exercise
c. Anaerobic exercise
d. Plyometric exercise

3) Doing core exercises (abdominal exercises) is vital for reducing belly fat.
a. True
b. False

4) What is the name for the metabolic state in the body characterized by a calorie deficit and an increase in the burning of lean tissue mass?
a. Anabolism
b. Homeostasis
c. Hyperplasia
d. Catabolism

5) This Micronutrient is responsible for muscle contraction, nerve transmission and bone formation. It is also used when PH levels become overly acidic.
a. Iodine
b. Calcium
c. Potassium
d. Phosphorous

6) The best single measurement to use when calculating whether someone is at a healthy weight for their age, sex, and height is?
a. Body Mass Index (BMI)
b. Body Fat Percent
c. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
d. Waist to Hip Ratio
e.
7) To avoid an exercise related plateau, you should change your exercise times every:
a. 6 to 8 weeks
b. 2 to 3 weeks
c. 10 to 12 weeks
d. About every 4 to 6 months

8) A ketogenic diet is a diet where:
a. The percentage of macronutrients from carbohydrates is raised and fat is lowered significantly
b. The percentage of macronutrients from fats and proteins is raised and carbohydrates are lowered significantly.
c. The food eaten is lower than the amount needed for maintaining weight, and water intake is increased.
d. The diet is a natural diet consisting of foods only found in nature, and little or no processing is allowed.

9-12) Place the letter of the definition that corresponds to the correct hormone.
9) Insulin
10) Testosterone
11) Cortisol
12) Growth Hormone (GH)

a) This hormone is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. During sleep it stimulates amino acid uptake and protein synthesis in muscle cells.
b) This hormone is secreted by the pancreas in response to high levels of blood glucose. It promotes glucose uptake in cells and decreases catabolism.
c) This hormone is produced in the Kidney in response to stress. It preserves blood glucose and stimulates protein and fat breakdown.
d) This hormone is primarily responsible for building lean tissue in the body and is produced in the testes and also in the adrenal glands of both men and women.


EXTRA CREDIT

Describe in 100 words or less, the path a carbohydrate takes before it becomes a unit of directly usable energy. Highlight any processes and organs involved in the process.

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